London from £6 on the train and £1 off voucher-£6

Details of this deal were posted on the front page, you can read them … Details of this deal were posted on the front page, you can read them here: <A HREF=modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2887&ez=2 target="_top">this article</A> .

Just got a Leeds-London return for £18.00 - Many thanks!

3rd Jan 2006

It cost me more than that from Stevenage today! Result!

Original Poster3rd Jan 2006

I'm glad that this offer has already helped you out.

With train prices already in the news, my advice is to take full advantage of this offer!

Thanks

fordyVoucher Mod

Banned
4th Jan 2006

this was sent by Midland Mainline and obviously not everyone is on a Midland line.

I tried booking Manchester-London and the MM site cleverly included a transfer from Mcr-Sheffield then onto London... still for £6.

I have also just received this from thetrainline.com:-

"You may have seen in the press this week, various stories about the recent increases in train fares by most of the Train Operating Companies across the UK.

While it is true that some of the fares have now gone up, many of the operators are now also making even more cheap tickets available. These tickets generally need to be purchased in advance and are subject to availability, so you are stongly advised to book as early as possible to get the best prices. All of these fares can be found and booked with TheTrainline.

Here are a few of the great value fares we have found:

London to Manchester - Single from just £12.50

Newcastle to London - Singles from just £10.00

Bristol to Edinburgh - Single from just £18.00

Birmingham to Newcastle - Single from just £12.00

Sheffield to London - Singles from just £6.00

Remember all the fares are available* and they are easy to find on TheTrainline, but here are some extra top tips to help you with your travel planning in 2006"

4th Jan 2006

Remember all the fares are available* and they are easy to find on … Remember all the fares are available* and they are easy to find on TheTrainline, but here are some extra top tips to help you with your travel planning in 2006

Well that maybe one of the funnier things I've read today. TheTrainline has to be one of the worst travel sites I've ever used, it's slow, it's buggy and it's unpredictable. Finding a cheap train fare on there can take an hour and a clever mind about half the time. I use this a lot and have picked up all sorts of bugs on it, like if you hit "Later trains" the price can jump, change, or even disappear on the leg that remains the same. I can't believe that this system is shared across the MML, Virgin, GNER etc. sites and still remains so useless. And this may seem unbelievable considering it's shared but sometimes you will actually get different prices on the different sites....bizarre. Easy it's not.

Banned
6th Jan 2006

Hi Admin

interested to hear your problems.

I have used the trainline.com many times with no problems, weird eh? Anyone else had any good or bad experiences?

Happy New Year

Banned
6th Jan 2006

heres the official Midland Mainline map....but try even if u are not covered... they included the manchester-sheffield leg for the same price

6th Jan 2006

Mancunian

Hi Admininterested to hear your problems.I have used the trainline.com … Hi Admininterested to hear your problems.I have used the trainline.com many times with no problems, weird eh? Anyone else had any good or bad experiences?Happy New Year

It's not problems per se, it's just they seem to have made the site frustratingly difficult to use. It's very easy to use if you believe what they are showing you is true... but often there are lower fares available if you play with it enough.

Banned
7th Jan 2006

maybe I've been lucky...knew what I wanted and knew the price I should pay - I only ever use the low price special offers.

one little trick I did find was that if it didnt give u the best price say Manchester-London...then put an originating nearby town that u know will have to go thru Manchester anyway(Say Bolton) and you could usually get the low price.

I have also heard that they sometimes still have the low prices actually at the station when n/a on the web. Think it was covered in the local price.